Like Penelope Trunk, I have a very large and tottery stack of books in my room. I don't have much time to read fiction now apart from when I'm on holiday, but I keep buying. I am especially weak for £1 classic fiction paperbacks with 60s covers. I don't care that I have too many! Great book covers should be as cherished as great album covers.
"The story of Penguin's cover designs parallels the emergence of graphic design as a profession. This discipline, combining strategic thinking, a strong visual sense, organisational ability and craft skills to implement them all, only developed slowly... There started to be a separation of page design and cover design, an increasing use of commissioned designers, photographers and illustrators, and an embracing of new type setting techniques. The developments and changes seen in Penguin covers also reflect the increasingly sophisticated attitudes of publishers and readers towards design questions. The dilemma from any publishers point of view is whether to use a a cover to promote themselves or or the individual title." Penguin By Design
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